"In a statement relating to the latest incident, a Metropolitan police spokesperson said: On Friday 29 August an officer reported seeing racist graffiti inside Charing Cross police station. Specifically, the graffiti was in a toilet area accessible to officers, staff and other people with access to that part of the building. An investigation was immediately opened into a hate crime and is being carried out in liaison with the directorate of professional standards."
"The IOPC said it had until now been unaware of the report of racist graffiti having appeared. An IOPC spokesperson said: This matter is not part of the allegations that were referred to us last week by the Met police, regarding the behaviour of officers based at Charing Cross station, that we are now independently investigating. We will be liaising with the Met to seek further information on this matter."
Racist graffiti containing the N-word was discovered on a toilet wall at Charing Cross police station and was reported by an officer on 29 August. The area where the graffiti appeared is not open to the public and is used by officers and staff. The Metropolitan Police opened a criminal investigation into a hate crime and is liaising with the directorate of professional standards. The IOPC said it had been unaware of the report until now and will be seeking further information while separately investigating allegations of excessive force, racism and misogyny linked to the station.
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